Founded in 2008, Vimeo Staff Picks has emerged as one of the preeminent channels for online video and one of the most coveted awards for young filmmakers, having helped launch the careers of many celebrated directors. DCTV and Vimeo are proud to present a program of recent and upcoming Staff Picks. Showcasing a rich variety of perspectives and styles, the program invites us to consider our need to see and to be seen.
AFFURMATIVE ACTION
Directed by Travis Wood
An exploration of workplace diversity or the lack there of, told through meet the team pages.
CHARACTER
Directed by Vera Brunner-Sung
Actor Mark Metcalf made his reputation playing aggrieved authority figures, most famously in NATIONAL LAMPOON’S ANIMAL HOUSE and BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER. Now in his 70s, he takes a critical look back on his life and career in this meditation on power, privilege, and the perils of being a “type.”
THE DIAMOND
Directed by Caitlyn Greene
Deep in Arkansas, wandering souls mine for diamonds but unearth their ghosts.
DRESS A COW
Directed by Dawn Luebbe
A meditation on cows...in costumes.
FIRE SEASON
Directed by Quinn Else
As wildfires ravage California, bystanders record nature's wrath.
THE GALLERY THAT DESTROYS ALL SHAME
Directed by Aurora Brachman and Jessie Zinn
One evening in L.A., a group gathers to learn how to take back the speculum. Mature: This video contains non-sexual or non-explicit nudity. It may not be appropriate for all viewers.
VIDEO VISIT
Directed by Malika Zouhali-Worrall
Each week, scores of people visit the Brooklyn Public Library to see their incarcerated loved ones via a free video call. This film tells the story of two mothers, their sons, and the librarians who negotiate daily to keep the families connected.